Vermont · Rutland County
Past Producer

Oram Mine

Rutland County, Vermont, United States
ZincLeadCopper
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Commodities
PrimaryZinc, Lead
TertiaryCopper
Commodity typeM
Deposit
Model208: Sedimentary exhalative Zn-Pb
Deposit sizeS
WorkingsUnderground
Orebody formIRREGULAR
Materials
Ore mineralsChalcopyrite, Sphalerite, Galena
GanguePyrrhotite, Pyrite, Quartz
Geology
Host rockDolomite · Winooski Dolomite
Economic & production
Development statusPast Producer
Identification
Deposit ID10100276
MRDS IDW033721
Alternate namesFay Shaft 1954, Nj Zinc Co.
RegionNA
Data scoreB
Coordinates43.8306, -73.08282
References
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